Improvement in trusses



nELANoY KING, or SALAMANCA, NEW YORK.

IMPRVEMN IN TRUSSES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 161,686, dated April 6, 1875; application led February 20, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DELANCY KING, of Salamanca, in the county of Gattaraugus, and State ot' N ew York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Self-Adjusting Truss, of which the following is a specification:

The invention relates to new and useful improvements in trusses for ruptures; and consists of a pad formed of four, more or less, hinged fingers, the position of which is controlled by an adjustable ring. It also consists in the general construction of the truss, as hereinafter described.

In the occompanying drawing, Figure l is a view showing adjustable pad and the truss complete. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the truss.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

A represents the body ofthe truss, having a steel or other metal spring, C, passing through it longitudinally. This spring is covered with any suitable material, and the inside is padded with any soft or elastic material. B is the fastening-strap on the end ot' the spring C, which the hook B enga-ges with. The ring D is adj ustablyfastened to the spring by means of the arm E and the arc F, as seen in the drawing. Gr represents the lingers, (four, more or less,) of which the self-adjusting pad is composed.` One end of these ijngers is attached to the iianged disk H by hinges, the fingers being confined in slots in the disk. Attached to the other ends of these fingers are the linger-pads I, ot' rubber, cork, wood, or other material.

It will be seen that the ring D admits the disk, but is smaller than the liange J, so that when the truss is applied to the person the fingers may be spread to inclose the. rupture, and be compressed by the spring or the elasticity of the truss, as the ring D will bear upon the lingers, and thus press the pad to the skin. In this manner the pad is made to surround the rupture or press upon it with any required degree of force. These iinger-pads may be brought in close contact with each other by the ring D, or by any equivalent device.

Ilfhen spread, as seen in the drawing, the rupture itself may be treated medicinally, as may be judged best. By properly adjusting the pad to the person the rupture may be allowed to heal without treatment of any kind. l

The ringer-pads may be arranged in any manner, so as to inclose a circle, an oval, or an oblong, as may be required.

I do not desire to claim as my invention a cluster or series of pads attached to rigid or non-adjustable arms.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a truss, the combination of a series or cluster of self-adjusting linger-pads I and pivoted arms Gr, substantially as herein described, for the purpose set forth.

2. The disk H, ila-nge J, arm E, arc F, ring D, and lingers G, for the purposes described, in combination with a truss.

DELANOY KING.

Witnesses:

A. HEAsLEY, J. G. Firms.

FFICE. 

